Automatic fishing apparatus



Sept. 26, 1950 N. E. POWELL ET AL AUTOMATIC FISHING APPARATUS 5Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Nov. 27, 1946 P 1950 N. E. POWELL ETAL 2,523,592

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JZJQWMMWMM 5 451; A} w Sept. 26, 1950 N. E. POWELL ETAL AUTOMATICFISHING APPARATUS 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 Filed Nov. 2'7, 1946 Patented Sept.26, 1950 AUTOMATIC FISHING; APPARATUS Neil Everett Powell and EverettMcCown,

- San Diego, Calif.

' f Application November 27, 1946, SeriaLNo. 712,694

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1". our. inventionrelates to iautomaticpfishing apparatus, particularly,to ,fishingpoledevices designedrtobe attachedto; and outwardly toextendfrom, the sides of fishing craft and' automatically actuated forcatching, reeling. and hauling aboard 2, able time taken awayirom thefishingwhilethe run is on, so that it is not unusual for the runto endbefore such stowage accomplished, and the possible maximum amount ofthe'catch brought on tuna of othervspeciesofllarge sized fish runninginschools tin-the ocean; and its objects areit'o dispense.withuthjeaexpense and necessity of usin the conventional .line;and.poleior catching, the fish,. and thereby to obviate any question ofhuman endurance on theoccurrence of injuries resulting from thisv methodof fishing; to reduce the time heretofore .re'quir'ed for catching. thisspecies of fishiand diminish thetime required for the usual triptobiiing about, theautomatic handling ofthecatching oiany fish up to theweight limits of the Lhookandl'ineused for the purpose; to provideelectromechanical means cooperating with a rod and swingle tor"automatically hooking a fish .when struck .and actuated thereby; topermit ready stowage-tofthetefis'h.While the run is on without requiringthe. cessation of fishing heretofore requiredrof fishermen for suchpurpose at anytime beforethe termination of .saidrun; torender the partsreadily accessible for inspection, adjustment, replacement andrepair,and generally to provide a fishing device whichv is simple andeconomical of construction, efficient in action .and'- of prolongedlifeand durability. These and other objects will appearfrom the board,Through the use of our improved automatic apparatus, however, all ofthese disadvantagesrare avoided, and the time required to catch theloadilim it' of .the tuna boat within the period of, the runsubstantially reduced; the labor of the men on board Jbeingkreleased tostow the catch without. interruption as fast as the fish are caught; andthepr'oblem" of fatigue 'andendurance of the fishermenrbeing eliminated,Furthermore, the reduction-of the time required for the trip beingreduced by this improved method of fishing; such reduction is beneficialto all those drawing 'an'd as hereinafter; described and set forth.

In accordance withthe usual handmethod now commonly used by fishermen"uponttun'a boats for runsof'tuna, the average weight of each fish ofwhich is under approximately forty poundseone man workingaloneand'putting forth his best'ef forts canland around twelve fishin"thespaceoffia minute- V Where; however, the fish of the run, are each'ofthe average weight of approximatelyfrom required to land each fishandwheresuch average weight'exceeds' sixty=fivefipoundst three men perhook are assigned to "the workr'; "Since" the work of catchingja' run"of;tunais fatiguing and exhausting"; and diffi'cult to sustain" rover7am length of time, there istal'wa-ys the limitof human endurance to beconsideredzzafid taken? into: ac-

time being-in order to clear "such "space 'and'to stow thefishg-aprocedure whichiconsume valutaking part in the; tuna fishin industry, asoperating expenses are diminished while earn.-

7 ingsrar'e increased.

downwardly depending from the outeriend thereof,and pivotallyconnectedthereto an. inwardly moving swingle, bothsaid pole and swingle havingcontinuous intercommunicating passageways ,therethrough for therunningof the fish line and having automatic means tripped by the strike ofthefish hitting the hook for catching said fish and for reelingin thesaid line; and automatic means cooperating with said tripping meansbeing-provided for swinging said swingle back over the deck of the saidvessel and releasing and dropping the caught fish thereon.

Our invention further consists in the improvements, novel features ofconstruction, combinatiorr'and arrangement of partsillustrated'in thedrawing and more particularly hereinafter described and claimed;

"Attentionis hereby directed to the drawing,

illustratingapreferred form of our invention,

in :which similar numerals of designation refer to similarparts'throughout the several views, and in which:

vFigure ,1 is apl'an view of one 'form of our-improved automatic-fishingapparatuashowing the same applied in duplicate to theside' of a'fishinvessel;

Fig; "2is'a vertical section on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking invthedirection or the arrows, and showingQthe-automatic operation throughconmal fishing position,

For the purpose of 3 meeting mechanism of one of the fishing poles andswingle pivotally mounted upon the end thereof;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged end elevation, partly in section on line 3-3 ofFig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows, and illustrating theautomatically operated electric mechanical mechanism and connectionsthereof;

Fig. 4-is a plan view, partly in section on line 44 of Fig. 3, lookingin the direction of the arrows, and showing the same mechanismillustrated in Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged vertical detailed section of a portion of thepivotally connected ends of the fishing pole and swingle, and adjacentparts;

Fig. 6 is as vertical section on line 66 of Fig. 5, looking in thedirection of the arrows;

Fig. 7 is a wiring diagram of the electric connections;

Fig. 8 is a greatly enlarged view of the fishhook and shank housing usedin our apparatus, and Fig. 9 is a vertical section of the fishhook andhousing shown in Fig. 8, and interior construction thereof. v Referringto the drawing, the horizontally extending fishing pole or boom |5hasits'inner end hinged to the channeled bracket 55, mounted upon .the sideWall Illof the live bait tank l8 secured to the deck |9a of the fishingboat IS; the outer end of said pole or boom being disposed so as topermit it to be swung outwardly of said boat for a substantial distancebeyond the guardrail or gunwale I4 thereof. As shown, the pole I5 ispreferably formed of two channel beams and .2|, located face to face inparallel spaced relation one to the other, connected at their outer endsby the plate 22, and at their inner ends by the cross-piece 23,pivotally connected by the bolt 24 to the top and bottom ledges of thebracket I6.

Also connecting the beams 25 and 2|, and maintaining the spaced relationthereof, are the top plates 25, 26, and the bottom plate 21. When thepole 5 is swung outwardly into its advanced norat approximately rightangles to the side of the boat l9, as hereinafter described, it ispreferably held against lateral or vertical displacement by theangularly disposed braces '28 and 29, detachably securedto the top plate26 and to brackets aflixed to the wall ll of the tank I8. I a

Hinged to the outer end of the pole l5 and downwardly dependingtherefrom is the swingle ,30, whose body is in the form of an elongatedrectangular tube 3|, to the top of which is welded or otherwisefirmlysecured through its shank I2| by the bolt 40. Inserted within thehollow of :the bottom portion of the tube 3|, and weldedor otherwisefirmly secured thereto is the plug 4|,

having the conical central aperture 42 allowing .free passagetherethrough of said fishline 35,

and being. shaped to permit abutting contact and registering engagementtherewith of the truncated conical .top 43 of the swivel hook housingwhen swung out of normal fishing upright posiallowing the swingle 38;

tion, to move back retardedly against yielding pressure restoring it tosuch position, we employ the conventional shock absorber 45; thecylinder head 48 of which is pivotally connected with the bracket 41,secured to the top of the beam 2| near the outer end thereof, and theplunger 43 which is pivotally connected with the finger 49 welded to thetop of thewing 31. vAnd for the purpose of causing the swingle to swinginwardly against said shock absorber and out of its said normal uprightposition, we employ the cable 55, the free end of which is fastened tothe eye 5| welded to the lower end of the tube 3|, and the remainder ofwhich is wound upon the reel 52, mounted upon the countershaft 53,journalled in bearings 54, 55, secured to the underside of the bottomplate 2'! and operated as hereinafter described. As will be observedfrom the drawing, the arrangement of these parts is such that allmovement of the swingle is confined to an oscillation of about ninetydegrees or a swing from its normal upright position inwardly toward andover the guardraill l of the boat H] and back again to. such normallocation; the path of such movement at all times being directly beneaththe pole l5 and without lateral deviation therefrom.

For the purpose of reeling in and out the fishline 35 asoccasion'requires, the said line after being threaded through theaperture 42 of plug 4|, the hollow of the tube 3|, and opening 34 in capmember 33, is made to pass upwardly over the pulley 56 carried upon thecentral portion of the floating roller 51, the ends of whichare reducedin size to form trunnions 51a and 51b engaging with and passing throughvertical slots shaped to receive the same in the adjacent walls of thebeams 20 and 2|, and which trunnions are sufliciently extended to becradled in depressed recesses 58, 59 formed in the free ends of thehorizontally extending resilient rods 60 and BI secured to brackets 60a,and 6|a attached to said beams respectively; said recesses being sopositionedin respect to said slots that a limited depressedmovement ofsaid roller against the yielding resilient supportof said rods ispermitted in order to allow engagement of the ends thereof with the armsof adjacent micro-switches 62 and 62a and to close or open the same inthe manner andfor the purposes hereinafter set forth. Fromthe pulley 56of the roller 51, the remainder of the fishline 35 passes inwardly andis wound upon the reel 63 mounted upon the countershaft 64, which isjournalled in bearings 65, 66, secured tothe top plate 25 and operatedas hereinafter described.

For the purpose of supplying the power for turning the countershafts 53and 64, we employ the horizontally disposed driving shaft 6'! journalledin bearings 68 and 69 secured to the side wall I! of the tank [8, andoperatively connected to the usual trainof gears in the gear box 10 ofthe. conventional motor 10a, secured in any suitablesmanner to the'sai'dwall I1. Mounted upon said shaft between said bearings are the twoV-belt pulleys H and 12, pulley being divided into the. separable'halvesHa and Nb, and pulley l2 being divided into the separable halves 12a,and 12b; and the central portions of the adjacent walls of each set ofhalves being hollowed out .so'as together to form circular chambers Hoand 120, shaped respectively to receive with free play therein idlerracers Nd and 12d each in the form of a thick round disc with fiatperiphery mounted to rotate easily around the shaft 61 and to idlethereon. As

5: shown in thetdrawing; the pulleyll is connected bythe V-belt 'Hetothe pulley 13 secured to and servingyto-rotate the countershaft 53, andthe pulley'12 'is connectedby the V-belt (2e to the pulley 14 secured toand serving to'rotate the countershaft 64:" Normally the separablehalves of each of the pulleys H and "lzflare notinsufficientcloserelation one tdtheother to make frictional; engagement withtheV-belt run ning thereon, but are separatedfar apart as to form a gapsufiiciently-wide therebetween' as to release the engagementofsaidV-belt therewith and to cause the sameto fall through'said gap andto make idling contact with idler racers 1! Id and .1201 respectively:In the case of the V-belt pulley H, ,this' separation is made possibleby securing the hub H fgof" the 'halflla 'tothe shaft 61 by means of-the pin 'Hg,'and byslidably mounting the hub Hit of the companionhalfHb upon" the said; shaft through engagement of its keywayfila with thekey Hi of said half; and in the case of the V-belt' pulleyjlZ,separation islikewise made possible bysecuringthe hub l -2f. of the halfHate the shaftfil by means of the pinl'Zg, and by slidably'mounting thehub 12h of the companion half "b -upon said shaft enlarged scale-ourpreferred *form ofrfish hook and swivel housing therefor. As showmthehook.

- tached therefrom on the backward throw ofthe pole; and to facilitatesuch detachment, we pref-'- erably providethe said hook with a housing'44 within which the shank 86d of the hook may be secured and caused toswivel; such housing be ing in'the form of a cylindrical casing withtruncated conical top 43; shaped to engage with the socket 88, similarlyformed, in the plug 4 I. With in the body of said casing is the circular0113,111 ber 89; to'the walls" of which are" secured the outer races 90,9| of the preferably stainless steel ball bearings 92, 93, whose innerraces 94,95 are afiixed to the reduced end portion 81' of the shank 86aof said hook, said inner races being properly 'spaced by the collar 99located on said shank between said bearings and being clamped tothe-shoulder 86bof said shank by means of the retainer nut 98 inthreaded connection with through engagementof its keyway 'fi'l'bwith thekey 125i of said half.

In order to slide the keywayed halves Nb and 12b to and from therespective pinned; halves 'Haand 12a,. so as to close-and open the gapstherebetween'v for engagement or disengagement of the V-belts He and 12awith the pulleys 1| and 12, we preferably employ the'form of con-' 7annular recess "Hi in the outer wall of the hub Hh, and so that thelateral movement of the outer end of said lever will cause to be movedlongitudinally the keywayed half Nb of pulley 'II' and serve to 'openor'close the gap-between the halves thereof; such sliding movement beingeffected by pivotally mountingsaid outer end-of said lever upon and atright angles to the end of the plunger 11 of the conventional solenoid18 secured by the bracket 19 'to'the saidw'all' I! "of the tank [8. I

Likewise in the' case ofthe pulIeyJZ, we'employ the clevis bracket 80secured to the side wallll of the-tank l8, upon wl iichbracket ispivotally mounted the forkeddever clutch'Bl at the elbow 82 thereof,so;thattheroll'ers 32a, 82b,

rotatably mounted ontheends ofthe) forked arms 82c, 82d of 'saidlever--will straddle and make engagingcontact with the runway formed bythe annular recess 121' in the outer'wall' of the hub 12h, and sothatthe lateral movement In Figs. 8 and 9',we-*have' shown on a greatly Vsaid portion 81"; the retainer nut I00 in threaded connection with theinner wall of said casing near the bottom thereof, serves to mount uponsaid shank the said bearings, keeping in proper spaced relation saidbearings by exertion of pressure on outer races 9| and 9!] which bearagainst the inner wall of said casing and, in-the case of outer race 90,also against the shoulder 44a provided in said casing.

Closing the bottom of .said casing and in threaded connection withtheoute'r wall thereof,

. is the cap IOI, havingthe central opening I02,

through which passes the shank 86a with free play-therein? If desired,anannularrecess I03, formed in and between the adjacent walls of saidcap- IUI andthe retainer'nut H10, and extending around said shank, mayserve to receive and hold the packing ring. lfl'Zaf Also, the locknut [Min threaded connection with the outer wall of said casing and abuttingagainst the rim I05 of the cap 10!, maybe used to secure and lock thesaid cap firmly in place. For securing the end of the fishline 35 to thetruncated conical top 43 of said housing ddwepreferably employ thethreaded socket I06 engaging with the threaded wall of the cylindricalblock H)? having a central opening Iflla therethrough, through which thesaid line passes and-whose ends are wedged between the adjacent: wens ofsaid block and socket. To hide the hook andprovi'de a lure for the fish,we preferably secure to outer wall of said housing, within a peripheralgroove l 08' provided therefor, the-top ends of short lengths of leatherstripping BB' and the-feathers '91 extending a substantial distancebelow.

Preferably the fishline35 is a flexiblestainless steel stranded wirecableof small diameter, capable'of carrying loads in excess of 500pounds, and of-sustainingal'l shocks to which the fishline may beexposed under any fishing conditions.

When our improved fishing apparatus is set up for-woperationas showninthe drawing, and a schoo'lor": fish is'encountered andfishing is aboutto begin; conventional fused power switch H3 is closed supplying powerto electric circuit from suitabl'elpower source H14, motor leais'started and driving shaftfi'! is rotated thereby" and con- 'tinuedinrotationuntil'fishing hasceased." Energy is transmitted from saiddriving shaft to 'c'ountershaifts '64 and. 53by means of V-belts, 12cand 'l le'respectivelyfinthe manner to be described:

7 When swivel hook 86 is struck by a' fish, floating roller 51 is pulleddownward so that trunnions 51a and 51b bearing against resilient rods 60and 6| exert pressure on micro-switches 62 and 62a actuating saidswitches thereby. Reference to the electrical diagram, Fig. '7 disclosesthat this procedure will complete the electrical circuit connections ofsolenoid 84, through micro-switch 62, and will cause said solenoid tooperate. Microswitch 62a opens a pair of electrical connectionspertaining to the time delay relay I I and at this time accomplishesnothing more. When plunger 83 of solenoid 84 operates, the rotatablymounted rollers 82a, 82b of the forked arms 82c, 82d, of lever BI,straddling and making engaging contact with the runway formed by theannular recess 122' in the outer wall of the hub 12h, by lateralmovement of the outer end of said lever will cause to be movedlongitudinally the keywayed half 12b of pulley 12, thus closing the gapbetween i the two halves of pulley I2 and therefore engagingfrictionally V-belt 'I'Ze. Frictional engagement of said belt turns reel63 on its countershaft 64, causing loaded swivel hook 86 to proceedupwardly towards socket 88.

When truncated conical top 83 of swivel hook housing 44 enters socket88, plunger I09 depresses resilient rod 189a affixed thereto, and inturn actuates micro-switches 62b, 62c, 62d, 62c; and as appears fromelectrical diagram, Fig. '7, microswitch 62b interrupts the electricalpath through solenoid 84 causing plunger 83 to be restored to its normalposition, which action in consequence opens the gap between pulleyhalves 12b and 12a, ending frictional contact with V-belt 72c andcausing said belt to fall through the gap and to make idling contactwith idler racer 1201. Thus the upward journey of swivel book 86 isterminated. When the instantaneous action of microswitch 6215 takesplace, switch 620 closes a pair of electrical connections pertaining tothe time delay relay I I9 and for the time being does nothing further;no electrical path being completed through these contacts as contacts ofmicroswitch 62a up to this time are also open. Switch 62d, also actuatedsimultaneously with switches 62b. 62c and 62e, by plunger I09, completesthe electrical circuit for conventional electric brake I I2, applyingsame to countershaft 64 with which reel E3'turns with said countershaft,thus holding fishline 35, wound around reel 63, and loaded swivel hook86 in stationary position.

Switch 82c, which was also actuated at the same time as switches 62?),62c, 62d, by said plunger I 09, completes the electrical path for thelow resistance-wound solenoid I8, causing plungor IT to operate so thatthe rotatably mounted rollers 16a, 16b of the forked arms 76c, 16d, oflever 15, straddling and making engaging contact with the runway formedby the annular recess Hz in the outer wall of the hub Hit, by lateralmovement of the outer end of said lever will cause to be movedlongitudinally the keywayed half Ilb of pulley H, thus closing the gapbetween the two halves of said pulley and therefore frictionallyengaging V-belt He. Such en gagement of said belt turns pulley I3 andtherefore reel 52, both of which turn together with countershaft 53,drawing inwardly by such action the elongated rectangular tube body 3|of swingle 30 by means of cable 50 winding in on said reel and beingconnected to welded eye on saidtube. Tube 3| of swingle 38 continues tobe drawn inwardly toward tank I! and when the fish clears guardrail Mthe angle of said tube,

together with the accelerated motion of the tube,

the'swiveling action of the unbarbed book 86,

and the squirming of the fish contribute to the discharging of the fishupon the deck I90. of the boat I9.

The released weight of the fish causes the resilient rods 60, 6| torestore towards their normal positions the fractional amount requiredfor the deactivation of micro-switches E2 and 62a respectively.Restoration of said switches to their normal positions causes switch 62to open its pair of contacts, accomplishing nothing more at this timethan to open the electrical path for solenoid 84 at a second point, thefirst point being at 62b which is still actuated. In the case of switch62a, reference to the diagram Fig. '7 shows that at this stage theelectrical path for time delay relay III! is completed through saidswitch contacts and further through the contacts of switch 620, whichhave not as yet been released by removal of truncated conical top 43 ofswivel hook housing 4 from contact with plunger I89 insocket. 88.

Relay III! is set to operate and open its contacts lilla after currentpasses through its time delaying components for a predetermined space oftime. This time element is based on average length of time starting withthe release of the fish from the hook, that it is expected therectangular tube 3| of swingle will require thereafter for its continuedinward and upward movement from its normal vertical position, until saidtube contacts micro-switch 621, to be described presently, until thetube makes its impededdrop, as a result of shock-absorbing action ofconventional shock absorber 45, and attains its normal verticalposition.

While the timeof the delay relay H0 is approaching the predeterminedtime delay for which it has been adjusted, rectangular tube 3| ofswingle 3D continues its inward and upward journey until such timemicro-switch 62 f is closed by contact with stud 62g, welded or in othermanner secured to said tube as shown in Fig. 2.

- Contact with said switch by said stud will open momentarily thecontacts of said switch 82 so that actuating current flows through thevery high resistance winding of holding relay III energizing saidwinding and opening the holding relay contacts II I a which, in turn,interrupt the amount of current flow necessary to actuate solenoid 8.Deactivation of said solenoid causes solenoid plunger H to restore toits normal at rest position, which action therefore opens gap betweenpulley halves 'IIb and Ha ending frictional contact with V-belt He andcausing said belt to fall through the gap and to make idling contactwith idler racer lld; thus inward and upward movement of tube 3| endsand said tube makes a retarded drop, due to impeding action of shockabsorber 45, ultimately reaching in a brief interval its normal verticalposition.

By predetermining properly the amount of time to be consumed by tube 3|in its cycle of operation heretofore described, before the automaticfishing apparatus is placed into operation, and by setting theadjustment on time delay relay Ill] so that it conforms to this timeinterval, said relay at the end of this period operates, opening itsassociated contacts llfla, as tube 3| assumes its normal verticalposition, and reference'again to electrical diagram, Fig. 7, disclosesthat at this point the electrical path through electric brake I I2 isopened, unbraking countershaft 64 and allowing fishline and unloadedswivel hook 86 to return to its fishing position in the water. Whentruncated conical top 43 of swivel hook housing 44 leaves socket 88,plunger I09 is restored to normal position by resilient rod I09a andmicro-switches 62b, 62c, 62d, 62c return also to normal position andswivel hook 86 and our automatic fishing apparatus is in readiness forthe next strike.

Our invention may be embodied in such other specific forms Withoutdeparting from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof. Thepresent embodiment, as above set forth is therefore to be considered inall respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of ourinvention being indicated by the appended claims rather than by theforegoing description, and all changes which may come Within the meaningand range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to beembraced therein.

What We claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of a fishingpole and swingle depending therefrom, means for securing the same infishing position over water to part of a fishing boat, a reel andfishing tackle mounted upon said pole and swingle, mechanism connectedtherewith for operating said reel and swingle to catch and discharge thefish upon the deck of said boat and to restore said parts to normalfishing posi tion, and automatic electro-mechanical means connectedtherewith for actuating said mechanism upon and after the strike of thefish.

2. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of a rigidfishing pole, a rigid swingle hingedly secured thereto, means fordetachably securing said pole in fishing position over water to part ofa fishing boat, a reel and fishing tackle mounted upon said. pole andswingle, a line connected to run along said pole and swingle, aswivelling hook at the end thereof, mechanism connected with said reeland swingle for operating the same so as to catch the fish upon saidhook and to discharge the fish upon the deck of said boat and thereafterto restore said parts to normal fishing position, and automaticelectro-mechanical means connected therewith for actuating saidmechanism upon and after the strike of the fish.

3. In apparatus of the character described, the

combination of a fishing pole, a swingle pivotally secured thereto anddownwardly depending therefrom, means for securing the same in extendedfishing position with said swingle over the Water to part of a fishingboat, a reel, fishing tackle having an unbarbed hook mounted upon saidpole and swingle, mechanism connected therewith for reeling in saidtackle upon being tripped by the catching of a fish, means cooperatingtherewith for swinging inwardly said swingle and throwing the caughtfish off the hook upon the deck of the boat and to restore said part tonormal position, and automatic electro-meohanical means connectedtherewith for actuating both said reeling mechanism and swingle swingingmeans upon and after the strike of the fish.

4. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of anelongated rigid fishing pole, a swingle hinged thereto and hangingtherefrom, detachable means for securing said pole to part of a fishingboat in braced position with said swingle hanging over the water andsaid swingle being limited in movement to a path beneath said pole, areel, fishing tackle with swivelling unbarbed hook mounted upon saidpole and swingle, a fish line freely running through passagewaystherethrough to the lower end of said swingle, mechanism connected withsaid pole for reeling in said line when tripped by a fish caught by saidhook so as to draw said swivelling hook close to said end of saidswingle; means cooperating with said mechanism for swinging inwardlysaid swingle and throwing the caught fish off said hook at the endthereof upon the deck of said boat,

and automatic electro-mechanical means for actuating both said reelingmechanism and swinging swingle means upon and after the strike of thefish.

NEILL EVERETT POWELL. EVERETT MCCOWN.

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